Does pasta really make you happy?

Yes! Nutritionists discovered that complex carbohydrates
have a positive influence on mood, meaning pasta
makes you happy in the truest sense of the word.

A substance in the brain, a so-called neuro transmitter
known as serotonin, is responsible for good feelings.
It commands our nerve cells to turn our soul from
dark to light again.
Carbohydrates, amongst others, are vital for for the
production of serotonin.

Scientifically the following occurs: The brain usually builds serotonin independently. This requires differing substances, in particular the
amino acid tryptophan. We obtain tryptophan mainly from meat, yogurt, fish
and eggs.

How much tryptophan finds its way into the brain
depends on what else we eat. The more complex carbohydrates we eat at the same
time, the more tryptophan enters the brain.

The link is in and of itself quite simple. Other amino acids have the desire to get into the
brain. Neutral long-chain amino acids use both the same
carrier and transport system in the central nervous
system as tryptophan. Therefore there is a certain competition. With a simultaneous intake of carbohydrates, such as
pasta, the following happens: The pancreas distributes insulin to break down the
carbohydrates.
Insulin also promotes the absorption of neutral amino
acids into the muscles. Since the absorption of long-chain neutral amino
acids by the muscles is thus amplified, there is less
competion with tryptophan to pass through bloodbrain
barrier.
More tryptophan can then be absorbed by the brain
and stimulate the production of serotonin.

Consuming plenty of carbohydrates together with
foods rich in tryptophan provide therefore ideal
prerequisites to shim a blue mood into a positive. An ideal combination is found in egg pasta. This means the claim "pasta makes you happy" can be
scientifically proved.

Source: Deutsches Teigwaren-Institut

The Möwe Purity Law

Our pasta is made exclusively from the finest natural
ingredients. Nothing else.

Möwe Pasta is free of dyes, flavourings and
preservatives.

Quality management

The quality of our products is paramount.
Which is why Möwe quality management is certified
to the strict specifications of the IFS standard.
In addition to organic certification, Möwe is a certified
Kosher producer.
We’d be happy to send you copies of our certification
as a PDF on request. Please use our contact form.

Pure durum wheat semolina

Noodles are made from durum wheat.
In comparison to standard wheat, it has special gluten
qualities, making the high-quality, robust cooking
pasta more "Al dente". At the same time the dough has a firm consistency
and maintains its shape. Pasta made of durum wheat holds up particularly well
to cooking and is firm to the bite.

Water

Another important ingredient for pasta production is
the water which has to comply with the strict
requirements of drinking water regulations.

Eggs

The addition of egg contributes significantly to the
fine taste of the pasta.
It also gives egg pasta its typical golden look,
improved cooking properties and increases the
nutritional value.
We only use eggs from barn hens kept in certified and
traceable barn conditions.